Thousands of people have been forcibly evicted from their homes and lands due to the construction of dams in Mexico over the past 40 years. This video features testimonies from footage shot by affected communities, activists and movements fighting forced evictions in Mexico between 1973-2012 because of the construction of the dams of Arcediano, El Cajón, Cerro de Oro, Las Cruces, El Naranjal, La Parota, Paso de la Reina, Picachos, La Venta, La Yesca, and El Zapotillo.

Produced by the Mexican Movement of People Affected by Dams and in Defense of Rivers (MAPDER, present in the Mexican states of Chiapas, Coahuila, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Sonora and Veracruz), this video was presented to international judges from the Mexico chapter of the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal during a pre-heating on dams in November/2012.

Produced with support from Habitat International Coalition, Latin America Office, and WITNESS.

More information in English:
http://blog.witness.org/2012/11/perma…
http://www.mapder.lunasexta.org/?p=2141